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cmd scripting using the dir command to get desired results
Hello,
I'm using Windows 7 as the operating system. I would like to use a standard batch script for the solution if possible, not powershell or vbs.
I'm not sure what switch to use to only get a readout of the files with the "dir" command in the directory including the size & date.
the /B following the dir command lists how I want it to look but there is no size & date following the file names. Please see the 2 examples below.
I have tried several combination of switches and I'm having problems. Can you help
Thanks
C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is WXYZ-7F9B
Directory of C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
05/16/2014 09:08 AM <DIR> .
05/16/2014 09:08 AM <DIR> ..
05/16/2014 09:06 AM 4,848 inst1.txt
05/16/2014 09:07 AM 1,212 inst2.txt
05/16/2014 09:07 AM 25,494 inst3.txt
3 File(s) 31,734 bytes
2 Dir(s) 8,256,966,656 bytes free
C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
inst1.txt
inst2.txt
inst3.txt
I'm using Windows 7 as the operating system. I would like to use a standard batch script for the solution if possible, not powershell or vbs.
I'm not sure what switch to use to only get a readout of the files with the "dir" command in the directory including the size & date.
the /B following the dir command lists how I want it to look but there is no size & date following the file names. Please see the 2 examples below.
I have tried several combination of switches and I'm having problems. Can you help
Thanks
C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is WXYZ-7F9B
Directory of C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
05/16/2014 09:08 AM <DIR> .
05/16/2014 09:08 AM <DIR> ..
05/16/2014 09:06 AM 4,848 inst1.txt
05/16/2014 09:07 AM 1,212 inst2.txt
05/16/2014 09:07 AM 25,494 inst3.txt
3 File(s) 31,734 bytes
2 Dir(s) 8,256,966,656 bytes free
C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
inst1.txt
inst2.txt
inst3.txt
Windows Batch
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sorry, that's not working for me, unless I'm doing something wrong
I just want the output to show the file names including the size and date
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I pasted it below, what I got
C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is WXYZ-7F9B
Directory of C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
05/16/2014 09:06 AM 4,848 inst1.txt
05/16/2014 09:07 AM 1,212 inst2.txt
05/16/2014 09:07 AM 25,494 inst3.txt
05/16/2014 09:08 AM 180 New Internet Shortcut.url
05/16/2014 01:26 PM 590 New Text Document.txt
5 File(s) 32,324 bytes
2 Dir(s) 8,786,440,192 bytes free
I just want the output to show the file names including the size and date
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I pasted it below, what I got
C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is WXYZ-7F9B
Directory of C:\Users\testuser\Desktop\
05/16/2014 09:06 AM 4,848 inst1.txt
05/16/2014 09:07 AM 1,212 inst2.txt
05/16/2014 09:07 AM 25,494 inst3.txt
05/16/2014 09:08 AM 180 New Internet Shortcut.url
05/16/2014 01:26 PM 590 New Text Document.txt
5 File(s) 32,324 bytes
2 Dir(s) 8,786,440,192 bytes free
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Short version for the command prompt to get a dir of the current directory (%~a is the file name in the loop variable, %~ta expands to the time stamp of the file in the loop variable a, %~za to the size, so you can reformat the output to your likings):
For a list of the different ways to expand a loop variable, enter "help call" in a command prompt.
for %a in (*.*) do @echo "%~ta" "%~za" "%~a"
for /r %a in (*.*) do @echo "%~ta" "%~za" "%~a"
for %%a in (*.*) do @echo "%%~ta" "%%~za" "%%~a"
for %a in (C:\Temp\*.*) do @echo "%~ta" "%~za" "%~a"
for /r "C:\Temp" %a in ("*.*") do @echo "%~ta" "%~za" "%~a"
For a list of the different ways to expand a loop variable, enter "help call" in a command prompt.
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tested both for what I need. both work well just different formatting on outputs.
and I got a couple examples I know I will also use later.
Thank you very much!!
and I got a couple examples I know I will also use later.
Thank you very much!!
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it made me pick the best answer when assigning points, like I said they both do what I need
sorry Gastone Canali, I only picked the other answer because it was first. You answer works for me just as well
sorry Gastone Canali, I only picked the other answer because it was first. You answer works for me just as well
dir | find /V "<DIR>"
let me know...